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Autism seems to be a more and more common diagnosis- about 1 in 88 children is now affected!

Whether it's the problem that's increasing or just our awareness of it is unclear, but we do have some hope on the horizon. It may not always be a lifelong disorder!

According to a University of Connecticut study, some children actually grow out of it! Professor of psychology Deborah Fein says:

Tags: adults, autism, autistic, children, diagnosis, grow out, growing up, kids, study

Everyone, meet Clara.

She loves the Coppelia Ballet so much that she decided to memorize it. All of it.

That's amazing, right? Well, Clara also has DiGeorge Syndrome, and is Autistic. That's what makes this video even more Earth-shatteringly beautiful!!

Tags: amazing, autistic, ballerina, beautiful, dancing, hospital, inspiration, love, parent, parents, video, walk

Ch-ch-check out this inspiring video (above) where children with autism are taught how to surf as a means of healing.

It is quite incredible, and seems to be extremely effective as a mode of healing.

Watch it for yourself and see the waves being used as therapy!

Tags: autistic, children, heal, surf

Hooray!

A lawsuit has been filed against the teacher who bullied Akian Chaifetz, the 10-year-old autistic boy whose father proved his son was bullied after placing a wire on him.

Surprisingly, it was not Akian's father that has pressed charges, but rather

Tags: autistic, bully, cherry hill, new jersey, teacher, wire

This is terrible.

Stuart Chaifetz is the father of a autistic 10-year-old boy named Akian who goes to school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Akian's teacher told Stuart that his son was being violent in class, something that made no sense to Stuart since his son wasn't violent at all while at home.

Stuart did what any parent would do when their child has a problem - He

Tags: autistic, bullying, father, son, teachers, the wire

Did anyone NOT see this coming?

Although she swore in 2010 she would never have to, as it would make her a "a self-fulfilling prophecy," the inevitable has happened for Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman - she has gone onto welfare!

Tags: autistic, california, children, food, monitored, nadya suleman, octo-mom, private school, welfare

Horrible! Horrible! Horrible!

How many more stories like this one are we going to have to continue hearing about?

When will the violence and bullying end???

An 11-year-old autistic boy, Kaleb Kula was seen getting attacked by an unidentified classmate in a new video that has surfaced on the internet.

In the video, you can see his other classmates stand by and watch and cheer the kid on while another videotapes the attack.

The Elkton, Maryland boy has been charged as a juvenile with second degree assault after he posted the video on his Facebook.

Even though statistics show that student victimization has fallen since 1995, it's only a small percentage and could be a result of less kids reporting incidents to their school officials.

The violence is just getting so out of hand - and even more brutal as kids now tape the beatings and upload them onto their Facebook accounts or YouTube.

Violence is NEVER, EVER the answer.

Poor Kaleb. We know he's a strong young man and has a bright future. We hope his school is taking the proper precautions to make sure this doesn't happen to him again.

Tags: attack, autistic, beating, bullies, facebook, punch, school, video